Supervised Thesis Work

Epidemiological profile and antibiotic sensitivity of Escherichia coli isolated from fecal samples of domestic dogs, Panama, 2019. Research advisor: Virginia Nuñez-Samudio MD, MPH, PhD and Iván Landires MD, PhD. Student: Gumercindo Pimentel. Degree to be obtained: BS in Biology, University of Panama.

Characteristics of Down syndrome at the Hospital Materno Infantil José Domingo de Obaldía 2010-2016. Research Advisor: Dr. Iván Landires Student: Dr. Edgar Santos. Degree to be obtained: Master's Degree in Clinical Sciences, specialty in Pediatrics, University of Panama.

Correlation between folic acid, vitamin B12 and homocysteine levels and MTHFR gene mutation as a risk factor in mothers of neonates born with neural tube defects in Panama. Research Advisor: Iván Landires MD, PhD Doctoral candidate: Waldo Espinosa MD. Degree to be obtained: Doctor in Clinical Sciences, specialty Genetics , University of Panama.

Maternal arterial hypotension during cesarean delivery with neuroaxial anesthesia Hospital Santo Tomas July-October 2016. Consulting researcher: Virginia Núñez-Samudio MD, MPH, PhD. Student: Alejandro Hernández MD. Degree to be obtained: Master's degree in Clinical Sciences, specialty in Anesthesia and resuscitation 2016, University of Panama.

Molecular typing of genetic variants of Neisseria gonohrrhoeae strains collected in the Republic of Panama, using the Multi-Locus sequence typing technique, in 2016. Research advisor: Virginia Nuñez-Samudio MD, MPH, PhD and Iván Landires MD, PhD. Students: Aris Jiménez and Noriel Vargas. Degree to be obtained: Bachelor's degree in Biology, University of Panama.

Young scientists: For five consecutive years, researchers from the Institute of Medical Sciences (Iván Landires and Virginia Núñez-Samudio) have been mentoring 21 students from different public and private schools in the central provinces of the country.